The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-28 00:00:00

Z 1 Ministers need never have had to bear the brunt of the one Great Debate of this expiring session—they heed never have " come to the scratch" of that for- Midable and, at one time for, them, really alarming division—a division that resulted, it still seems, to many, by little else than a fluke of good luck, in a clear majority o f Eighteen in an immense House. If only Mr. LoWE and his brethren of the Educational Board could have been induced to leave it alone when the inspector's reports were brought up for their examination —not for their revision, observe, bat simply for their examination—Lord ROBERT CECIL would have lost his happiest opportunity for so worrying that little cluster among our Adminisa trators as to constrain Mr. LowE himself, in a sort of a tiff of virtuous indignation, to give in his re signation ! If, again, the Minister for " Parks and Palaces" once upon a time, in our more sylvan days, of " Woods and Forests"—if he, too, could have been persuaded to leave it alone quietly in reference to that, again and again, rejected Court notion of handing over the National Gallery in (tot° to the Royal Academy, relegating the na tional collection of pictures and sculpture to a bran new site at the back of Burlington House (as so much nearer to those dear, detestable Bromp ton Boilers in the south-eastern corner of South Kensington)—Ministers then, again, in regard to that little matter, would have escaped another of their recent vexations. No : there is not a doubt about it—the plan of plans for holding office com fortably during an indefinite period, is to " leave it alone"—that is, of course, not office, but what have hitherto and quite erroneously been supposed to be the duty or prerogative of the holders of office. Lord PALMERSTON has found it answer, whenever he has been allowed to try it, since the formation of this his second and longest Government. Look at the very question of Parliamentary Reform, for the effectual carrying out of which that Govern■ ment was actually called into existence. He has left it alone, And his so leaving it alone has suc ceeded to admiration. Parliamentary Reform is now nowhere at all as a " vexed question." Mr. BRIGHT has long ago given over that systematic agitation of it, in great Speeches at monster meet ings, that agitation by him of the Great Question of Parliamentary Reform, by which week after week, month after month, severe. years ago, he was wont to "'fright the isle from its propriety." Pas de zele was the axiom of TALLEYRAND. It is vir tually that also of PALMERSTON. The Veteran Premier can't endure the over-zealous. And he has so far infected his most energetic colleague, the hitherto most conspicuous and most energetic among all his colleagues as a Reformer—meaning, of course, Earl RUSSELL—by urging the latter at last to his memorable utterance (an utterance indicative of his resignation—as a Reformer, not as a Minis ter I)—his ever-memorable utterance of those four now notorious words " Rest and be thankful!" The great mysterious problem of problems at the Cir cumlocution Office, has long since been solved, to the entire satisfaction of the whole race of Barnacles, that arch-problem seemingly of all Administration under their auspices—How Not To Do It. The most popular author of our age, the most delightful genius of our time, has celebrated the peculiarities of this profound system of Government in one of his later masterpieces. How Not To Do It has, happily for the whole race of Barnacles, if for no one else, long since been discovered. It is the province, it is the recognised privilege, it is the pre-ordained prerogative it is, so to speak, the metier, the forte, the one purpose in life of Lord PALMERSTON to apply it I Or, at any rate, to see—if Ministers can't leave it alone altogether, that, at the very least, they should do so as much as possible. Lord ELLENBOROITGICS speech, the other even. ing, was an admirable vindication of the rights of nations, and it was also an exposure of the very fallacious course pursued by our Government. The Danish question has now become a very painful topic, most distasteful to those whose shortcom ings have been so manifest, and distressing to those who witness with horror and regret the diminution of their country's influence and the decadence of her high and honourable spirit in the part she has been compelled to play, Lord ELLENBOROUGH is a well known debater of great fluency, and an orator of considerable powers, but even he had a hard task to invest the details of this hackneyed question with life and vigour, and to infuse into his discourse a vivid energy, and a spirit worthy alike of the speaker and his subject. He succeeded to admiration ; and it is a source of satisfaction that at the eleventh hour of the ses sion we have heard this brilliant and effective dis quisition on foreign affairs uttered by one who is not only a skilled politician and an effective orator, but a man who is thoroughly embued with the true old English spirit of fair play and the love of independence. Perhaps the conduct of our Government has never appeared worse, and been more conspicuously shown forth than in this ora tion. There was not the hurry and excitement of a debate of great moment, nor the keen watch fulness as to the issue of a close division, to spoil the effect or interfere with the attention of those who heard, and those who read the speeches, and therefore the remarks of Lord ELLENBOROUGH became all the more telling, and they will remain impressed upon the memory as among the last utterances of the session that are worthy of notice. In a masterly manner did the noble lord expose the fallacies which have marked the arguments of those who have been guiding affairs during this erisis in the affairs of Europe. He mentioned the absurdity of the excuse given for the nonfulfliment of the conditions of the Treaty of 1852 under the plea of a change of circumstances. This reason cannot hold good, and the excuse made as to the right of a people to choose its own rulers, Lord ELLENBOROUGH forcibly denounced as quite un tenable and preposterous. The aspect of things at present in Denmark and her Duchies is quite dif ferent to the state of affairs at the time when the Duke of WELLINGTON recognised the right of the French people to choose their own Sovereign. The French people are sure to impress their character upon their Government, but it is very different with a State like Holstein. Truly did Lord ELLEN BOROUGH say that it is impossible for their wishes to be accorded without disturbing the balance of power in all parts of Europe. We have as yet but a glimmering of the fact, but before very long there will be ample proofs of the folly and perversity which leave marked the course pursued by our Go vernment ; and it is not likely that the present gene ration will see the termination of the evil brought about re conflicting causes. There is the greed of many Prussia, the arro g ance of Austria, and the mistaken of Denmark i n g i v i ng up too readily at first t policy edyemands of the invaders. The chief cause of all this misery is, however, the unworthy attitude assumed by England from the outset. Lord ELLENBOROUGII, in his analysis of events, forcibly dilated upon the extraordinary nature of the con duct of the German Powers, and stated it to be his conviction that at the commencement of the contest they had entertained no idea of proceeding to such extremities as have lately distinguished their course, but were induced to go on and increase in arrogance in consequence of our tame and dispirited demean our. Also the strictures passed on the attitude of . oar Cabinet at the Conference are most striking. LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 1864. "Can't you leave it alone ?"—Lord MELBOURNE'S delightful motto—has been charmingly adopted, and (so far as h e cou ld in any way accomplish it, in spite of some among his over-zealous colleagues) acted upon, by Lo r d PALMERSTON. But for Earl RUSSELL, as Foreign Secretary, who would on no account " leave it alone "—bat for Mr. ROBERT 1 4°WE'S department, of which-:he very same might be said, in reference, namely, to its perverse revision of thelnspectors' Reports —but for AIr.W.CONYPER' B persistanee in not leaving it alone in regard to the eft -rejected Preference of the Royal Academy inte rests over the National Gallery interests, upon that present site of the two, the so•called finest site in Europe—but for these and for one or two other • vexations evidencesof over activity on the part of one Minister or another, both in the Cabinet and out of t it—the administration of Lord PALMERSTON would ; have gone on quite swimmingly and smoothly, never once blundering into rough water, f rom t h e b egin- Wing to the end of the session. Spoken or not spoken —all that Lord PALMERSTON has had to do in order to abate th e now ra sh impetuosity of some a mong his colleagues, has manifestly been to remonstrate with them, after that delightfully free and easy man ner of Lord MELBOURNE, with a " Can't you leave, it alone P" If only Lord RUSSELL could have bee' a induced to " leave it alon e !" Well—in that case "" The noble lord, in his graphic style, declared that "diplomacy is armed reason," and went to explain that if not the Ministers of the weaker States would have as much influence as those of the great Powers of Europe. Thus, when a negotiator sets out by asserting that whether his propositions are entertained or not he will not enforce them he loses his power altogether. The strength of Powers in a Conference is the strength they leave behind them ; and if they declare they will never use that strength, they might as well have none." This fully exposes the errors of the mode employed by the English Ministers at the Conference, also their predetermined notions of a do-nothing-policy, and their evident desire to fail in their ap. parent attempts to make Prussia and Austria come to something like terms which reason and rumour did not denounce. Lord ELLENBOROUGH'S cons eluding remarks, deserve to be studied as a master piece of European policy, described by an able and astute judge. He showed how dangerous a tone has been infused into the political bearings of Euro pean affairs. How that this destruction of Denmark has been sanctioned and even encouraged by the other Powers, what will prevent other large States from preying on smaller ones, and thus the old doctrine of Might versus Right will be revived in an age that has more than once boasted of its well nigh complete extermination. The rights of strangers and the liberties of the subject are alike disregarded by the rulers of the aggressive king doms who now trample down justice and ignore mercy altogether. The noble lord in his bold address, declared that all this Schleswig-Holstein scheme has been a " wickedly-laid plan to destroy the liberties of Denmark, and also those of the people of Prussia and Austria. Many may now slight all these remarks and simply regard them as evil prognostications, but the day will come when all these dark predictions will be realised, and the page of history will bear on its record the verifies tion of Lord ELLENBOROUGH'S impressive pro phecy, that the cruelties now so rife in different parts of Europe will bring down a terrible doom on their perpetrators, and that such "flagrant offences'against right and justice cannot go on with out a decided chastisement and retribution. " The final report of the Select. Committee upon Dockyard Accommodation, which is now laid before the public in tho shape of a Parliamentary paper, will be read with considerable interest. Its sug gestions are worth attention and consideration, although by no means of equal value. The ques tion of foreign dock accommodation is rightly re garded by the committee as being of considerable importance. One of the points in which the iron vessels, now so general, bear an unfavourable come parieon to the old wooden walls is the necessity of frequent cleaning. The case of the Alabama was cited in the House the other night in evidence of this fact, since no iron vessel could have kept at sea without cleaning or repairs for the length of time during which the famous Southern privateer was the terror of the Northern shipping. In any case the necessity of sending our large vessels on foreign stations home for the inevitable cleaning is a loss of time and a great inconvenience; but in time of war such a course might be attended by most serious results. If the enemy could reckon on the enforced absenCe of part of our fleet for six or eight weeks, he might take ready advantage of the knowledge, and while England possesses so many dependencies in all parts of the globe it is somewhat ridiculous that her firstsclass ships must perform a tedious voyage home before they can find a suitable graving dock. According to the established principle of preparation for war being the best security for peace, it is wise not only to increase the number of our ships but to provide for their efficiency in time of need. It is therefore satisfactory to find the com mittee expressing such decided views on the sub ject, and setting aside all timid and hesitating doubts about expense where the honour and safety of the country are concerned, boldly assert that a considerable outlay will be necessary before the re quirements of the public service are fulfilled. It is especially gratifying that the committee express themselves most decidedly about the Malta dock, which occasioned such an animated discuss sion in the House last year. Public attention was called to the matter, and there could scarcely be two opinions as to the superiority of the French creek over the site selected by the Admiralty. The advantages were indeed so manifest that the very authorities who persisted in continuing the works at the Marsa admitted Clem, but excused themselves for such seeming inconsistency on the plea of keep• ing faith with the Colonial Government. The com • mittee evade this difficulty by recommending that in the event of a French creek being placed at the disposal of the Government this country should offer to construct a dock at the Marsa for the use of merchant ships. The decisive opinions which were given in this matter by those best qualified, from long acquaintance with the island and official experience, to judge, left the committee no room for a different verdict, still it is satisfactory that they should have ex pressed themselves so positively as to the necessity of altering the mistaken Flan hitherto followed. It is also proposed that a dock is required at Bermuda suitable for the accommodation of first-class ships, while at other colonial stations it is suggested that the method adopted at Hong Kong should be tried, and a reasonable sum advanced to private parties constructing a deck, provided it be of sufficient dimensions and be at the service of her MAJESTY'S ships whenever required—the sum advanced being in proportion to every foot of depth attained beyond 20 feet and up to 24 feet. It is further thought that such an arrangement might with advantage be made with private firms in this country. This proposal is, however, part of a most extraordinary scheme suggested by the committee which will eery tainly not commend itself to the good sense or public spirit of the country. In consideration of the great expenses which will be entailed by the necessary enlargements and improvements in our dockyards here and abroad, it is gravely proposed to suppress Deptford, Woolwich, and Pembroke Dockyards altogether; and the money derived from the sale of these valuable sites would, it is thought, go far towards meeting the fresh expenses in curred. That is to say, that the Government is to sell these yards, now in good working order, and to spend the money thus obtained in paying private firms to do the work it might have done for itself. We are to build up with one hand and to pull down with the other. 'hile professing to be anxious to secure the best sites for our docks we are to abandon one of the finest harbours in the world. We might as well give up Portsmouth as Pembroke. A harbour like Milford Haven is certainly not easily matched in any European country, and when the Government have such a site at their service, what folly would it be to abandon the advantage and give the benefit of all their outlay to private speculators ? It is just the same principle advocated by Mr. COBDEN the other evening in another aspect ; but before Woolwich and Deptford are sold, and the Admi ralty are placed at the mercy of contractors, let the country call to mind the disastrous results which have too often followed from being compelled to depend upon private firms for vessels in time of war. in olden days the Bristol merchants made fortunes out of Government contracts, and old naval officers can bear witness to the worthlessness of many of their ships. Greenwich pensioners, too, could spin strange yarns about " the forty thieves," " the jackmass frigates," and the " ten-gun coffins." Modern times are not so much improved if we may take the gunboats built during the Crimean war as a sample. The contract system is essentially one for time of peace, when there is leisure to inspect or reject the goods supplied, bat in the hour of danger or emergency the country should be able to depend upon its own resources. We cannot fear, therefore, that so preposterous a scheme will obtain the favour of the country, or aecure the sanction of Parliament. The rest of the report recommending the construe. tion of a first-class dock in Cork harbour, and im provements at Davenport and Keyhem, in addition to the remarks on our foreign dockyards, shows so much good sense and practical perception of the wants of the service, that we can only marvel that the eommittee should have been induced to make so extraordinary and extravagant a proposition. LATEST INTELLIGEME River, 127; New York Central, 1341 ; Reading, • 131 ; Illinois Central, 125 ; Michigan Central, 131; IREUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] Michigan Southern, 84 ; Chicago and Rock Island, 109 ; Pittsburg, Fort Wagner, and Chicago, 113 ; Pacific Mail, 280. AMERICA. (Per the City of Baltimore.) NEW YORK, JULY 16. Advices from the Army of the Potomac up to the 14th have been received. Some skirmishing had occurred along the lines, but the general situation of the army remained unchanged. The troops were vigorously engaged in strength ening the works, and heavy siege guns were about to open upon the enemy's position. Recent movements of the Confederates indicate that they purpose a demonstration in heavy force against the Federal rear. The Petersburg and Weldon Railroad has been repaired by the Confeft derates, and is now in use by them. The Confederate demonstration against Washing 'ton appears to have terminated in a manner justify ing the belief that no serious purpose of capturing the Federal capital was entertained by the kvaders. A Washington despatch states that skirmishing continued all day on the 12th at a distance of from fide to seven miles from the city. In the evening the garrison of Fort Stevens made a sally upon the Confederates, who were menacing the fort, and drove them back. They left one hundred of their wounded behind, and on the afternoon of the 13th the entire force passed through Rockville, mov ing rapidly towards Edward's Ferry, at which point they crossed the Potomac, it is believed, in full retreat to Richmond. They take with them an immense amount of supplies, including several thousand head of cattle, gathered during the raid. Most of their infantry returns mounted. It is now believed that the strength of the invading force has been greatly exaggerated. No definite idea, how ever, as to their numbers or future intentions can be formed from the reports thus far received, The general belief is that the raiders numbered from 8,000 to 15,000 men, under the command of Early and Breckenridge, and that their object was to col lect horses and supplies, to destroy railroad pro perty, and to menace Washington, with a view to draw away a portion of Grant's force from before Petersburg, thereby affording General Lea an opportunity to assume the offensive with better chances of success. It is even rumoured that the Confederates only retired across the Potomac in order to secure a safe transfer of their booty to Richmond, and that they were expecting reinforcements, and would again cross the Potomac on receiving them. A Federal force is said to have crossed at Edward's Ferry in pursuit, and it is also reported that an expedition under Sheridan has started to check their retreat until the pursuing column can overtake them. Railway and telegraphic communication between Baltimore and Washington is reestablished. The principal damage sustained by the Phila. delphia and Baltimore Railroad is in the destruc tion of the bridge over Gunpowder Creek. The damage done to the Baltimore and Ohio Road is not stated, but is believed to be quite serious. The large iron bridge over the Monocacy, by reason of its great strength, escaped serious injury. The country through which the raiders passed was en• tirely cleared of its live stock and other supplies, and the loss sustained, which falls principally upon Union farmers, amounts to several million dollars. The property of Secessionists was generally re spected. The escape of General Franklin, and his safe arrival at Baltimore, is announced. Gen. Franklin escaped from his guards while they slept in a bivouac near Reicesterstown. Ho secreted himself in the woods all night, and reached the Union lines on the following day. The immediate danger to the capital being over, the militia called out for its defence have been mustered out of service. General Auger now commands at Washington, and is taking precautions to guard against any further demonstration against the city. Nothing further has been heard from the com mands of Hunter or Segel. Advices from General Sherman's army state that after the assault on the Confederate position at Kenesaw Mountain, on the 27th ult., General Sher man, finding that the works could be carried only by a fearful sacrifice of life, resolved to flank them. With this view, M'Phersca's corps was moved, on the night of the Ist of July, towards Nickajaek Creek, on the extreme right. A reconnoisance on the following morning developed the fact that the Confederates had evacuated the position during the night. Sherman immediately moved in pursuit, and on the evening of the 33, his advance occupied Marietta. About three miles south of the town, the Confederates made a stand behind some hastily constructed breastworks, from which they were promptly driven by assault. Skirmishing continued between Sherman's advance and Johnston's rear guard until the sth, when the entire Confederate forces retreated across the Chatahoochie river. It is unofficially stated that the Federals had also crossed the river, and were pushing on after their retreating enemy, whose force had been reduced to less than 50,0G0 men. Confederate accounts to the 9th state that John ston had fallen back to an impregnable position on the south bank of the Chatohoochie river, and that his troops were in splendid condition and spirits. A Natchez despatch, which however lacks con firmation, states that Johnston had been forced back to Atlanta, and that Sherman's army was befora the fortifications of that place. Guerillas were active in Sherman's rear, but bad effected nothing of serious importance. The Richmond Examiner states that a Federal force of 4,000, occupying Jackson, Mississippi, was attacked on the 7th by tho Confederates, under General West Adams, and that the Federals were driven with severe loss back to Clinton. A Federal fleet of six ganboats and seven trans ports were at the mouth of the White River, Ar kansas, on the 11th. Its destination was unknown. The Confederate forces under Price were reported to be moving towards Missouri. Advices from South Carolina state that the Fe derals had captured a battery on the south end of James Island. The position had been intrenched and occupied by a force under General Schemel fenisg. It was believed that this lodgment could bo held against any force the Confederates could bring it, and that it would prove of great vaiuo in further operations against Charleston. The Federals had been repulsed in a night attack on Fort Johnson, the entire assaulting farce of 150 men, under Colonel Hoyt, being made prisoners by the Confederates. FINANCIAL. NEW YORK, July 15, p.m. SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 28. The steamer New York, with mails and passen gers from New York, arrived off the Needles at 11,35 a.m. to-day. The money market continues very stringent. Gold closed dull at 2501, a fall of 27 during three days. This decline is attributed entirely to the tightnr s 3 of the money market. It is said that Secretary Fessenden has not succeeded in effecting a loan from the banks, and that the immediate re quirements for money by the Government will be met by a further issue of legal tender notes, Exchange is dui. at 274 for bankers' bills. The share market is weak. Erie, 113 i; Hudson THE MARLBOROUGH CLUB COMPAN Y (Limited), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that this Club will be opened for the reception of its Members on FRIDAY, the 12th day of August. S. O. RATTENBURY, Hon. 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Any article not approved of will be exchanged, or the money ret urned. List of Prices with Rules for Self-measurement, Fashion Card, aml our new pamphlet, " The Tercentenary ; or, The Whree Hundredth Birthday of William Shakspeare," gratis and post free. COALS.—The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'.......23s. per ton. I Double 20s. per ton. Top 225. „ Deep Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, .Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke lss. per chaldron. Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. The Weather—Sun Office, July 28, 1864. THERMOMETER. This clay at Two o'clock .. 78 Barometer-29.90. WDro—S.; moderate breeze, and cloudy. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tura DAT.—Alonaing, Oh. 22m.—Afternoon, 9h. 58m. ru•xosaow.•Morning, 10h. 35m.—Afternoon, 11h. 15m. THE SUN; LO Shaksp ere Memorial, The following circular has been issued to the subscribers : Sir,—At a meeting of the Executive Committee, held at the Society of Arts, the Right Hon. W. F. Cowper in the chair, a suggestion was received from the Duke of Man. cheater (Chairman of Executive), to the effect that a state ment of facts should be laid before the subscribers, and their concurrence invited in a plan by which it is hoped that their wishes may be ultimately carried into effect. The proposal was unanimously adopted. The subscription list now amounts to £2,250; the ex penditure to about £970; balance, about £1,280. This balance, it is thought, may be somewhat increased ; not so largely as to justify the Executive in submit ting to the subscribers a costly scheme for a memorial in one of the public parks ; but so far as to secure for London a monument of Shakspere, at least equal in importance to the statues which foreign countries nave erected to their national poets. the new Thames Embankment will offer unusual advantages for such works, and a noble and appropriate site may be secured on this road near the Temple Gardens. After much consideration of the matters intrusted to their charge, the Executive are unanimously of opinion that the subscribers would do well to allow the above balance to be invested, with a view to its increase, until the Thames Embankment shall have been built, and ,further steps can be beneficially taken, May we ask the favour of your stating whether you ob ject to this recommendation ? It you concur, you need not take the trouble to write; unless you should think proper to favour the Executive with suggestions for carrying out the common wishes of the subscribers. If you object to the recommendation, we should be glad to receive your com mands by the first day of August. 'We have the honour to remain; your obedient servants, W. HEPWORTH DIXON, J Hon, Seca. J. 0. HALLIWELL. C. L. Gruneisen, Eeq., F,R.G.S. 120, Pall-mall, July 20, 18A. We have been requested to publish the following reply to the above circular : To the Hon. Secretaries of the Shakapeare Memorial. Gentlen2cn,-1n reply to your circular of the 20th, I must protest against any application of the money raised for a grand memorial towards a petty monument, to figure on the Thames Embankment, to be pointed at by the finger of scorn, as the failure of the London Committee to do honour to Shakspeare. _ I think that a meeting of the subscribers ought to be convened at once, to consider the best course to DO pur sued ; but in the event of the Executive Committee not deeming it expedient to meet the general body of sub scribers, then I beg respectfully to suggest that it would be far better to appropriate the funds in hand, after audit of the expenditure, to the Dramatic College for the schools. a I remain, gentlemen, your obedient seruant, C. L. GRITNEISEN. 16, Surrey-street, Strand, SV.C., London, July 25, 1864. Improvements in Artificial Light. The eminent Professor Leibeg in one of his learned papers dwells at considerable length on the importance that would attach to the completion of a lamp, for domestic purposes, which would have the brilliancy of gas without its disagree able qualities, viz., smoke, heat, and noxious vapour. At one time it was thought that object had been attained, by the invention of the " moderator," and still later on, by that for the consumption of parafin ; but the introduc tion of petroleum as an article of commerce has rendered further labours necessary 10 accomplish that which Leibeg desired. The illuminative properties of petroleum have long been acknowledged, but the danger of its consumption has tended in a very great degree to discourage its use. That circumstance, however, has entirely been surmounted in the great improvement that has just been effected by the Messrs. Defries in the construction of a petroleum lamp. The novelty consists in some peculiar arrangement of the burner, by which a beautiful white light of extraordinary brilliancy is attained ; but that which is of the highest im portance is, that there is a perfect freedom from heat. The lamp submitted to our inspection gave a fine clear white flame, which burned with such steadiness that the most minute work could be effected with the greatest ;,ease; another matter matter equally important is, that combus tion is perfe . ct. The enterprising firm have not confined their efforts to the production of an article simply for the rich, but, feeling the importance of the discovery, they in• tend to place before the public lamps suitable for every class of person—from the owner of a palace down to the tenant of a cottage; therefore the material used in the construction of the new lamp is of the most substantial de scription. To Effect perfect freedom from danger in the consumption of petroleum is certainly of the utmost im portance, and the well-known standing of the firm will be a sufficient guarantee that all they profess to do may be implicitly relied on. They have hitherto effected many great improvements in the production of artificial light, and their latest effort will heighten the celebrity they have already attained. TILE MAILS, &C., SOUTHAMPTON, Wane Edgy— . Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamship Syria, Captain E, Christian, sailed hence to-day for Gibral tar, Malta, and Alexandria, with the Bombay mails, a full cargo, and specie and jewelry, value £119,763 Bs—viz., for Alexandria—watches, £l2O. For Bombay—bar silver, £96,280; bar gold, £13,000; gold coin, £9,000; watches, &c., £1,367 Bs. She takes out 14 first and 27 second class passengers, and eight proceed by the corresponding steamer from Marseilles, making a total of 49, among whom are Capt. Carden and Capt. Grantham, for Gibraltar ; Lieut. H. Austin and the Rev. L. Grantham, for Malta ; Captain Fraser, Captain and Mrs. C. Johnson, for Bombay, &c. The Hamburg-AmericanCompany's screw steamer Saxonia, Capt. N. Trautmann, also left to-day for New York, with German, French, and English mails, 72 saloon, and a full number of steerage passengers, and a large cargo. THE WILLENHALL MURDER.....WiIIiaM Glover, locksmith, surrendered to his bail at the Stafford assizes on Tuesday, on the charge of having stolen from the person of William Lyons, the police officer who was murdered on the Bth May, at the township of Willehall, one staff, the property of the county of Stafford. Mr Boughey, who had been engaged for the prosecution, said he did not purpose to take any evidence in the case, as four of the five prisoners who had been indicted on the charge of murder had been sentenced to lengthened terms of imprisonment, and the ends of justice had therefore been secured. The offence with which the accused was charged was prior to the murder, and he was bound to say that the staff did not appear to have been taken with any felonious intention. Alf Justice Shee said he agreed with the preceding remarks, and instructed the jury to acquit the prisoner. A verdict Of not guilty was found and recorded. THE CONDMENED CONTlOT.—Yeaterday Freda. rick Chas. Bricknell, now lying under sentence of death in Newgate for the murder of Jane Geary, at the Lion Tavern, Islington New Cattle Market, was visited in his cell by some of his relatives, with whom he had a fare well interview, in the presence of the gaol officials. The wretched culprit appeared the least moved of anyone pre sent, He does not attempt to palliate his crime, but appears quite willing to pay the forfeit of his life for it. He will take a final farewell of his father on Friday. The exe cution takes place on Monday morning next, in front of the Old Bailey. DREADFUL ACCIDENT. —Oa the forenoon of Friday last, between 9 and 10 o'clock, a dreadful accident occurred in No. 2 Di:ail:cry, at Port Dundas, belonging to Messrs. 31. ISlTArlanc and Co. It appears that a tun, con taining between 8,000 and 10,000 gallons of wash, heated by steam up to 180 deg., burst, and the hot liquid scalded a fireman named Robert M'lntyre, 23 years of age, residing in Forth-street, Port Dundas; the foreman, named James Maxwell, residing in Stewart-street, Cowcaddens ; and two boys named John Somerville, aged nine years, and David Fife, aged eight years. The sufferers were immediately convoyed to the Infirmary, but the injuries which M'lntyro and the boys had sustained were of such a serious character that they expired, the boy Somerville on Friday afternoon, M'lntyre the Came evening, and the boy Fyfe on Saturday afternoon. M'lntyre was unmarried. The boy Somerville and his companion, Fyfe, had gone to the distillery with his father's breakfast. Maxwell, the foreman, is seri ously injured, but hopes are entertained of his recovery. —Scotsman. TAX UPON RAILWAY TRAVELLING. , —% the finan cial year ending with March, 1864, the tax upon passengers taken by railway in Great Britain reached X 103,625. In ire 3444 the tax is unknown, THE BOMBAY MAILS. ALEXANDRIA, JULY 27. The Euxino and Massilia, with the above mails, left here at 4 p.m. this day. The former may be expected at Marseilles about the 2d, and the latter at Southampton about the Bth August. The Salsette, with the outward mail of 12.18 th July, left Satz for Bombay at noon this day. FRANCE. BOURSE, July 27.—Owing to the near approach of the settlement there has been but little business done, but the market is nevertheless firm, and prices show but slight variation. Threes, for the Account, opened at 66f, 10c., and are now at 66f. 12 c. Mo bilior now stands 992 f. 50c. Railway Shares are firm. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cent 3 .. 94 35 Italian Loan 6B 05 Do. end month.... Do. end month 6B 05 3 per Cents Do. end month.... 66 05 New Mexican 56a Credit Mobilier.... 986 25 Russian Do. end month.... 985 Austrian Bank Shares 3375 Spanieh Threes.,. 50 50 Credit k °lacier l2OO aome Debt Roman — Deferred BAIL 'A.III. Cash. . Account. Orleans - 875 .. 873 75 Northern Lyons and Mediterranean 890 .. 893 75 Now ditto — • • Southern 6lO .. 610 Western Eastern Sardinian 350 .. 348 75 Austrian .. Lon.bard North of Spain Saragossa 525 .. 526 25 Ditto to Barcelona - The Murder on the North London Railway, LATEST PARTICULARS. The police authorities are still making investigations with a view to the clearing up of various obscure points connected with the robbery and murder of Mr Thomas Briggs on the night of the 9th inst , on the 'North London Railway, and especially to elicit some evidence corroborative of the state ment made by Mr Thomas Lee, to the effect that he saw two men in the railway carriage with the deceased gentleman, at Bow, on the night in question. One statement, which has not hitherto been made public, is that of another party, who affirms that he also saw Mr Briggs at the same place. He states that Mr Briggs was dozing back in the carriage, and he is positive that there was one man opposite him. He adds, that he thinks there was a second individual in the carriage, but he is not absolutely certain upon the point. It appeals very certain that Mr Briggs murderer did not get into the carriage at Bow station, and therefore the most natural interference is that he got in at Fenchurch-street. It will not have escaped observation that, according to the evidence of Mrs Blyth, the supposed murderer, Francis Muller, was in the habit of coming home regularly at en early hour up to within about a week of the murder, but that during that week ho came home late, without giving any explanation of his change of habits. This period was also that during which ho had discharged himself from Mr Hodgkinson's employ. Strange to say, no information can be obtained as to his doings during that time. He was not in the habit of travelling by the North Lon don Railway, the Bow and Hackney-wick stations being upwards of a mile distant from the house where he lodged, while the Old Ford omnibus went past his door and that of his employer in Threadneedle-street. He therefore used that conveyance when he wanted one in preference to the railway. By the desire of the coroner and jury, the officials of the North London Railway have caused the line to be measured from ithe Bow station to the spot where the body of Mr Briggs was found. It measures emactly three-quarters of a mile, and the distance thence to Hackney-wick station is 800 yards. From B)w to Hackney-wick there is a very considerable incline, as the line passes under the Bow-road, and then through a deep cutting upon the Metropolitan main drainage works at Old Ford, where it passes over the new sewer at a level nearly 21 feet above that of the road. While at this part the trains are shut out from view except to those occupying the houses which fringe the line along Fairfield-road and Park-terrace, on shooting over the sewer the whole of the carriages can, in a manner, be looked into by any one passing along the road from the sewer to the Milford Castle, Victoria Park; and in crossing Duckett's Canal the train passes over a bridge within a very shor::, distance of that over the road which runs parallel to it, From the Mitiord Castle the left side of the railway is lined with houses, which overlook the interior of the trains as they pass. But even if anything wrong were going on the glance that could be obtained would only be momentary. In order to overcome the resistance of the incline the trains are driven at the utmost speed—generally at the rate of 30 or 40 miles an hour. Last night the distance from Bow to Hackney wick was run in 2 min. 25 secs. This would leave hardly a space of time of one minute and a quarter for the commis sion of the murder and the casting of the body out of the carriage -door, if the testimony is to be absolutely relied upon that the robbery and murder had not been in progress before the train arrived at Bow. If there is no mistake or misapprehension on the part of Mr Lee, the deceased gen tleman was not asleep—he was quite observant when the train was at the Bow platform—and it is therefore certain that no attack could have been attempted or commenced until Bow had been Icf t well behind; and this would have still further diminished the time in which the.murderer must have done his work. A fact which may have an ulterior significance has tran spired. The sons of the deceased gentlemen were in the habit of having their clothes made at the shop in which Francis Muller was employed as a journeyman tailor, and it is not impossible that in this way Muller might have be come acquainted with the fact of Mr Briggs's connexion with a bank in Lombard-street. After the murder the black leather bag which Mr Briggs carried with him was found thrown under the seat of the railway carriage with marks of blood-stained fingers on the lock. The bag had been exa mined by the murderer, who, finding it empty, threw it away from him. It would almost seem as if the bag and what it might naturally be supposed to contain had formed the principal inducement for the perpetration of the crime. It has already been mentioned that a fellow-lodger of Muller's had in his possession a life•preserver, which he kept at the head of his bed, and to which Muller could have had access. The weapon was sent yesterday by the authorities to an eminent analytical chemist to be tested for blood and other stains. The result of the examination has not, of course, been made known. DISAGREEABLE SURPRISE.—A miner left St. Austell, Cornwall, a few years ago, leaving at home a wife and daughter, with the intention of bettering his condition. He succeeded very well at the diggings, and for some time sent regular supplies of money to his wife. At.length he stopped doing so, and the poor woman was obliged to apply for parish relief, which was granted. Being resolved to satisfy herself as to her husband's position, she was enabled, by subscriptions and accepting a situation to take charge of two children to Melbourne, to procure a pas sage to the colony in September last. A letter has been received from her stating that her husband had turned farmer, and was residing about 50 miles from Ballarat. She first saw him in the harvest field, and on being asked if he knew her said he believed he did, and afterwards confessed that he was married to another woman. At the end of two days the Australian wife gavo up her claim on the receipt of £2OO. The legal wife, who was a very respectable woman, has intimated her intention of refunding what she received from the parish. THE PRECINCT OF THE SAVOY, notwithstanding► the decline and fall of the hospital, its chief struc ture, contained many commodious houses, and held a busy population. The King's presses were maintained h'ere, and here all proclamations, acts of Parliament, and gazettes were issued. Here, too, the books of the Royal Society, and other contributions to popular and scientific literature, were produced, as we learn from the title page of the Anglia Notilia, now lying before us, which inform us that the work was printed in the Savoy by T. N. for John Martyn, printer to the Royal Society, at the Bell in St.Paurs-church yr,/ d, in the year 1671. Besides the royal chapel of the Savoy, which was assigned to the parish of St. Mary-le- Strand on the destruction of the old church by the Protec tor of Somerset, there were churches, or congregations, established for the Dutch, High Germans, French, and Lutherans, and also Protestant dissenters. But the chapel of the Savoy alone possessed the privilege of sanctuary, and this circumstance draw into the place the worst cha racters, and often led to serious consequences. Whenever an attempt was made to follow a debtor or other offender into the precinct, the mob assembled and executed summary vengeance, in accordance with the wild customs of the locality. In 1696 a creditor went into the Savoy to demand a debt of ono who had taken sanctuary. The population immediately poured out from every nook and corner, seized the unfortunate creditor, tarred and feathered him, and in that condition conveyed him in a wheelbarrow into the Strand and bound him to the maypole, where they left him. Once a Week, A war steamer, apparently an iron-plated ram, carrying the Federal American flag, was seen on Tuesday afternoon eteaming past the Isle of Wight to the westward. Ovular . HER MAJ]STY, OSBORNE, July 27. Her Majesty, accompanied by their Royal Highnesses Prince and Princess Louis of Hesse and Princess Beatrice, drove out yesterday. Major-General Seymour was i n attendance. His Royal Highness the Duke cf Cambridge, attended by Colonel Clifton, arrived at Osborne from London yesterday evening. The Prince and Princess of Wales at Goodwood. Yesterday morning, at ten minutes to eleven, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, a t ' tended by Captain Grey and Mrs F. Stoner, took their departure from Frogmore House, and drove to the Whi ds : r station of the South-Weste rn R a il wa y, en ro ute for Go od ` wood, on a visit to the Duke of Richmond, whose gu ests the royal party will remain till to-morrow (Friday)/ when the prince and princess are expected to proceed to Osborne. At eleven o'clock precisely the royal train left Windsor, travelling at a fast pace along the South Western RailWAY' via Staines, Feltham, Richmond, and Putney, ta ciaphi v2 Junction, which was reached at 11.33. The South-IVe ster° engine was then detached, and a Brighton locomotive coupled to the special, which was transferred to the cha r g e of Mr Hawkins, the tr a ff ic manager o f th e B r i g hton an d l South Coast Railway. Th e ro y a l t ra i n l e ft Clapto l33 a , 11.46, and proceeded on it s ro u t e t o Chi c h es t er , Via 13E " .. ham and Windmill Bridge to Reigata Junction, which was made at 12.19 pm. Thence the journey was continued by way of Three Bridges and Ford Junction to the Chichester station on the South Coast, where their royal high') e se arrived about 1.30, Their royal highnesses reached Good wood about two o'clock. hiS TIIE CROWN PRINCESS OF PRUSSIA : BY - Majesty's order, the customary prayers for the safe deliVeri of the Crown Princess will be offered up in the chUtel ie° throughout Prussia from and after August 14 next. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold will lay the first stone of a new infirmary at Bishop's Walthantr in Hampshire, on Thursday, August 4. His Royal Highue ° Prince Louis of Hesse will probably be present. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge and Princess Mary are expected to leave Cambridge Cottage' Kew, about the middle of next month, on a tour. The Duke and Duchess of Athole are expected home early in November from North America, where th e noble duke is doing duty with the Ist B a tt a li on o f the Scots Fusilier Guards in Canada. The Earl de Grey will leave town early in ti r ensuing week for a tour of inspection of the military ford,'" cations on the western coasts. The countess will stay during the noble earl's absence with th e C ountess of 'lir° 8- Putney. The Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire has arrived f it the Portland Hotel, Southsea, from London. The Countess of Dunmore arrived at her residene° on Carlton-house-terr-ce on Tuesday evening from DWl more Park, near Stirling, N,B, Katherine Dowager Countess of Dundonald 18 still at her residence at Neuilly, near Paris. Her lad9 Bll , lP a is prevented by severe i n di spos i t i on f rom procee ding 1 " Vichy, as she intended. Count and Countess de Flahault have arrived Bit Coventry House, Picc a dilly, f rom G ermany. The 11 ° b ; t :, count and countess will s h or tly l eave t own on a v i s it to 0, - a ` Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne at Bowoodt an n . then go to the countess' s sea t i n S co tl an d f or t h e s hootiob season. Viscount and Viscountess de Vesci and 11°13. Misses Vesci will leave their residence on Carlton-ho use; terrace for their seat i n I re l an d ear l y i n the ene4WP week. The Baron de Maui and the Baroness de gall! and family have left Thoma s ' s H o t e l, B er k e l ey - sq uare, f or Germany. Lady Lianover has had several receptions daring the last week, including two afternoon assemblies, with dancing parties, and one evening dance, all of which We re numerously attended. DEATH OF SIR WILLI AM B RERETO N, C AND K.H.--Major-General Sir W. Brereton, of the Royal Horse Artillery, di e d y es t er d a y a t noon , a t the Al bany, Piccadilly. The lamented general, who was verging upon his 78th year, obtained his commission as second li en tenant in May, 1805. He had the honour of serving a , continuous period of active service, from th e early par t of the Peninsular war up to the occupation of Paris. The late general served in Spain from December, 1809, and was pre sent at the defence of Cadiz and of Fort Matagada, the ar tillery at which last-named place he commanded, lie served in the batteries at the siege of San Sebastian—was present in the battles of Barossa, Vittoria, the Pyrenees, Orthes, and Toulouse, in the campaign in the Netherlands he was present at Quatro Bras and at Waterloo. In addi tion to the principal engagements, he took part in the retreat from Burgos—at San Nunes, near Salamanca, Helette, St. Palais, Sauveterre, Aire, and Tarbes. He command ed a division, as second in command of the expedition under Major. General d'Aquilar, which assaulted and took the forts of the Bocca Tigris, in the Canton River, those of staked barriers, and of the city of Canton, when 879 Pi eces of heavy ordnance ware spiked. On the outbreak of the wa r with Russia. he proceeded to the East, and took part in ril e war, being on board her Majesty's ship Britannia under the command of his relation, Vice-Admiral Sir James 1 V• 9 c i Dundas, and direct e d th e roc k e t s fi re d against the forts end city of Sebastopol in 1854. F or a s h or t period he hel d t he s command of the Irish constabulary, and for a time commandant of the 4th brigade of the Royal Horse Artil lery. In 1838 he w as ma d e a compan i on o f th e Order of the Bath, having the year previously been made a Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. In 1861 the ga llav n i officer was nominated a Knight Commander of the Ord er , - ir the Bath, in recognition of his military services. William had also contributed l arge ly i n a lit erar y sense to - .t his military renown by his w r iti ngs on th e i m proveia7 t n h of artillery. The late general h e ld th e s il ver war medal 1. six clasps, and the Crimean m e d a l an d c l asp for S e bastoPe Hia commissions bore date as f o ll ows : —S econ d-lieutena rit May 10. 1805—first lieutenant, June 1, 18136—caP le n Sept. 30, 1816—brevet major, Jan. 21, 1819—brevet lien' colonel, Jan. 10, 1837—li eu t.- co l one l, A ug . 17, 18431 brevet colonel, Nov. 11, 1851—colonel, Jan. 24, major -general, Dec. 16, 1854. THE FIRST ASSIZES IN MANCITESTER. --These assizes were held under a special commission al October, 1694, being the sixth year of the reign of Williams., and Mary, Their object was the trial of Lord Molynetth-; three baronets, and four gentlemen, of this ali cl ,tb, - adjoining county of Cheshire, on charges of 7 a d treason, it being alleged against them that th e y imagined and intended the overthrow of this Govern. ment, and the bringing in of foreign power," a nd that th e y had accepted several commissions, " levied men, Pr evided arms,and taken measures when and how to act." The tria'; took place in the " Sessions House, which formerly st ° ,°: in the square opposite the present Exchange." All tm,:a prisoners were acquitted, the jury beli ev i ng that charge of a plot was concocted by a man named Lunt, vi' d had been extensively engaged as a J aco bit e agent. It gi 10°°- deal of detailed information respe c ti ng th ese t r i a ls will -° found in the 28th volume of the Chetham Society's Publiru' tions. AN AMERICAN ORDER.—(Gen. Taylor, the Ced e ' derate commander in Louisiana, recently issued f' s r/ order congratulating his men upon their achievenieut After giving a catalogue of their spoils, and so forth, be lit ' l fe —" Along 100 miles of his path the flying foe, with 01°. than savage barbarity, burned every house and 'O l t within his reach. You extinguished the burning ruilis i ; 0 his base blood, and were nerved afresh to vengeance by t cries of women and children left without shelter or f 0 °f Long will the accursed race remember the great riv er b ia Texas and Louisiana. The ch arac t er i s ti c h ue of his t it h o waters has a darker tinge from th e lib era l a d m ixture of - 0 ; kee blood. The cruel alligator and ravenous garfish will er on rich food, and our native vulture holds high reve!,rY many a festering corpse. If the stern valour of o ur w e n trained infantry was illustrated on the bloody fields of Al it field and Pleasant Hill, this long pursuit has c overed t • cavalry of this army with undying renown. Lik e ~g e: i s e t i roue hounds with the game in full view. you have ' ll ,l - t be neither hunger nor fatigue, and the hoarse cannon, etx ringing rifle have repfaced in this stern chase the sonofreat, horn and the joyous halloo. Whether charging hur ling shoulder to shoulder with our noble infantry, or n hill/ your squadrons on the masses of the foe, or hanging ° ; e N, flying columns with more than the tenacity of the Coen ice , you have been admirable in all. Conquer your o wn t o and you can conqu.r the world. Our artillery has beell o sr, admiration of the army. Boldly advancing, without against the heavy metal of the hostile fleet; uulileherlios often without support, within range of musketry, or ree3t:ipg ing last on the field to pour grape and canister into adv ° , 9 et columns, our batteries have b ee n di s tinguished in e w es proportion as opportunity was afforded. Soldiers l vio l° are great and noble deed s , and th e y will live cbi l the and in song as lcng as the Southern race exists to lie u° 7„,, of earth. But much remains yet to do. The fairest hone the South languishes in the invader's grasp. C: fa ir sons mourn her fate in every land. The cheeks a h e r fair daughters yet mantle with the blush raised by the co ur tyrant's insult; not a Confederate soldierreturns to his e tbro ir from this sad Venice of the South but recounts With jou lt, Hug heard and tearful eye how, amidst danger and C oe these nob!e w omen — ange l s upon earth—cheered bir'oivg finernent, and relieved his wants. To vie w the aP bo os smiles of these fair dames will be a soldier's proudest thia the brightest leaf in his chaplet of laurels. S o ldie . rs d ' o Do s army marches towards New Orleans; and thong all , oti o reach the goal, the hearts of her patriot women 11 high with joy, responsive to the echoes of your Ong